latelenovela Chapter 290 Rescuing the Female
Chapter 290 Rescuing the Female
The Northern Army retreated from three or four cities and more than a dozen counties along the same route, and also called away all the Northerners who were originally guarding the counties along the way to prevent them from being blown to pieces by the Black Dragon Guards who were chasing them.
The Northern Army did not stop to rest until they retreated to Wujiu County, because they were so hungry that they could no longer run.
Some of the garrison troops who had not seen it with their own eyes still could not believe that the Fourth Princess of the East Country could create a weapon more powerful than a musket.
However, most of the Northern Kingdom's generals were detained, so even if they were not trusted, they did not dare to stay in the original county town. They had to go back to meet up with the remaining Northern Kingdom troops and then obey the dynasty's orders before taking action.
The imperial army and the county lords of the three or five counties of the Eastern Kingdom were also anxious. How could this be possible? The Fourth Princess defeated 500,000 Northern Kingdom troops? Didn't the Northern Kingdom army have muskets? How did the Fourth Princess do it?
However, outsiders could no longer find out more information, and no one knew how many troops the Jiang family had to mobilize to drive away the Northern Kingdom's army.
Even if they wanted to cross Sanliu County to inquire about the retreating Northern Army, they would not be able to catch up with the Northern Army's speed.
After recovering Sanliu County, Jiang Changle immediately started construction, setting up brick and tile workshops to build houses and city walls. For a while, the city was very busy.
Princess Yao not only sent a letter of safety to the dynasty, but also informed the world that Sanliu County had stabilized, allowing the young people who had fled to return to their hometowns and participate in construction.
After Jin Xing and Xuan Qing stabilized Sanliu County, they organized their forces to pursue the case all the way north. They discovered that there was no trace of the Northern Army until the towns of Wuba County.
The original residents of the city either died, fled, or became slaves of the northerners.
Naturally, after the Northerners escaped, they did not take any slaves with them except the females.
"Please ask the Fourth Princess to rescue our wives and daughters." The citizens knelt on the ground with tears streaming down their faces, kowtowing and begging for help.
"Damn it, the Northerners are too greedy. Didn't they see that their prince and generals fell into the hands of our Black Dragon Guards?
You dare to take the female from the East Country away? Be careful or we will kill those bastards."
Jin Xing was so angry that he wanted to kill all the Northern Army soldiers to vent his anger.
"Send them a letter. If they don't release the female from the East Kingdom, we'll shoot the four princes of the North Kingdom if they delay for a day."
Xuan Qing gave this order without thinking too much.
"This is a good idea, my dear. You come and write about the Northern Country, and I will shoot it onto the city wall of Wujiu County." Jin Xing rubbed his hands and was eager to try.
But who would have thought that as soon as the Black Dragon Guards sent their warning letter, the Northern Army fled overnight, and naturally released a large number of Eastern females as well.
Until they met the million-strong support force from the Northern Country in County 88. Now the Northerners felt more confident, after all, they also brought a lot of explosives.
There are more people and more powerful weapons. Add to that the civil unrest in the East Country, and the final outcome is hard to predict.
Xuan Qing only chased the snake as far as Wujiu County and rescued the female, but he didn't pursue it any further.
After all, those are empty cities. It is useless to recapture them before the internal situation is rectified.
However, Xuanqing and his men still received the news that a million-strong army from the Northern Kingdom was approaching.
"Let's go back and discuss countermeasures with my wife first, and ask those city dwellers if they are willing to return to Sanliu County with us."
At present, Jiang Changle still has too few troops under his command, and the 200,000 Dynasty troops are inactive. The city defense troops of Sanliu County, the Zhou family army and the Jiang family army together only have 200,000 troops.
They had to wait for news from Chu Weifeng and Chu Weijun. If they added the 400,000 troops to face the Northern Army's more than one million troops, Jiang Changle was still very confident.
At this time, Xuanqing hoped that the citizens of the city could go back to Sanliu County with them, so that they would not have to send additional troops to protect them and divide the four princesses' few troops.
The fear is that those old guys in the court will take action against the citizens, and that will be a real trouble.
Once Jin Xing conveyed his intention, the citizens were of course willing to go to Sanliu County. After all, only the Fourth Princess was safe now.
Xuan Qing led a large group of citizens back to Sanliu County, and other citizens who received the news also rushed back to Sanliu County from all directions.
However, anyone who wants to enter the city must register, especially people from three or five counties, who are absolutely not allowed to enter.
When Xuan Qing returned home, she happened to hear the Third Sixth County Lady say, "Fourth Princess, the Third Fiveth County Lady has come to see you again."
Things change. When she asked for help from Sanwu County in the past, the county lord was very arrogant. She watched Sanliu County fall and was unwilling to lend a helping hand.
Of course, Lady Yao was holding a grudge, but at this moment she felt extremely happy and hoped that Jiang Changle would not meet that bastard.
Xuan Qing came in from outside and said, "What's there to see? You're only here to divide up the profits.
We rescued the females who were captured by the Northern Army in Wujiu County, and have now brought them all back to Sanliu County, a total of tens of thousands of people, including some males and children. All in all, there are about 60,000 to 70,000 people.
We can’t let those people above us frame us. At this time, it’s best to close it off and manage it. Let those three or five counties die.”
"You're back." Jiang Changle stood up and greeted him. "Did everything go well?"
She looked Xuan Qing up and down, and was relieved to see that he was not injured.
So he ordered his subordinates to bring them clean water for washing their hands and faces, and took good care of those who returned.
A princess of a country actually dotes on her beastly husband and his subordinates like this. County Master Yao and Teacher Zhou Shi were all very shocked and envious.
Compared with the princess wife Jiang Changle, County Master Yao felt a little uncomfortable when facing Jin Xing, as if she had neglected her duty.
"What's the matter? You've been staring at me, but is there something wrong? Sir, don't be afraid, just tell me if there is something wrong. No matter if it's the Third or Fifth County Lady or anyone else, I can beat him for you."
After washing his hands, Jin Xing drank the tea on the table, then grinned foolishly at County Master Yao.
Jiang Changle almost couldn't hold it in. "Ahem, Jin Xing, don't worry, I will definitely treat your wife as my own and won't let her suffer any grievances."
So you expressed your feelings to the wrong person, big fool, and it will only make County Lady Yao more embarrassed.
"Hehe, I'm just worried that she'll be embarrassed to speak up.
In the end, we will definitely have to deal with those three or five county lords and the Dynasty Army. Those bastards are too arrogant."
Zhou Shi was furious when Wang Chaojun was mentioned. "They are just a bunch of parasites who only eat and do nothing. They are nothing."
If the Dynasty Army had come out, the Northern Army would not have dared to attack the city so fiercely, and their Zhou Family Army would not have had so many casualties.
"I heard that a batch of food and fodder from the capital will be transported to three or five counties soon. It's for the Dynasty Army."
Lu Xingyan's eyes flashed when he suddenly mentioned this matter. He was well-informed and knew that these grains were not actually approved by the Queen, but were supplied by those old guys themselves.
This is clearly an attempt to bribe the Dynasty Army and use it to specifically oppose the Jiang family.
Jiang Changle understood immediately, "If that's the case, then we should just grab the food and supplies."
Anyway, they have plenty of space, so killing and looting is the most convenient way~